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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 2, No 5 (2011), Pagination: 1008-1010
Abstract
Communication language teaching is an approach to the teaching of second and foreign languages that emphasises interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language. It fosters the use of appropriate, positive learning strategies. It basically makes use of real life situations that students are likely to encounter m real life. Students' motivation to learn comes from their desire to communicate in meaningful ways about meaningful topics. The researcher has used this approach m the language laboratory. The study was conducted upon eighth standard students for a period of fifteen days. A schedule involving communication language teaching approach combined with vocabulary building exercise was developed and experimental method and two group pre-test and post-test design was used. Tools used were self made questionnaires of vocabulary building and communication skills. Statistical techniques mean and standard deviation were used to classify the data and t-test was employed to analyze the scores, ft was found that communication language teaching approach has a significant effect on the vocabulary building of students.
Keywords
Communication Language Teacliing Approacliing, Vocabulary Building, English Language.
